diff --git a/evennia/web/webclient/static/webclient/js/webclient_gui.js b/evennia/web/webclient/static/webclient/js/webclient_gui.js
index 4cfa06e468..adc5d15df9 100644
--- a/evennia/web/webclient/static/webclient/js/webclient_gui.js
+++ b/evennia/web/webclient/static/webclient/js/webclient_gui.js
@@ -87,19 +87,25 @@ function doSendText() {
     }
     var inputfield = $("#inputfield");
     var outtext = inputfield.val();
-    if (outtext.length > 7 && outtext.substr(0, 7) == "##send ") {
-        // send a specific oob instruction ["cmdname",[args],{kwargs}]
-        outtext = outtext.slice(7);
-        var cmdarr = JSON.parse(outtext);
-        var cmdname = cmdarr[0];
-        var args = cmdarr[1];
-        var kwargs = cmdarr[2];
-        log(cmdname, args, kwargs);
-        Evennia.msg(cmdname, args, kwargs);
-    } else {
-        input_history.add(outtext);
-        inputfield.val("");
-        Evennia.msg("text", [outtext], {});
+    var lines = outtext.trim().replace(/[\r]+/,"\n").replace(/[\n]+/, "\n").split("\n");
+    for (var i = 0; i < lines.length; i++) {
+        var line = lines[i].trim();
+        if (line.length > 7 && line.substr(0, 7) == "##send ") {
+            // send a specific oob instruction ["cmdname",[args],{kwargs}]
+            line = line.slice(7);
+            var cmdarr = JSON.parse(line);
+            var cmdname = cmdarr[0];
+            var args = cmdarr[1];
+            var kwargs = cmdarr[2];
+            log(cmdname, args, kwargs);
+            Evennia.msg(cmdname, args, kwargs);
+        } else if (line.length < 1) {
+          /* do not process empty lines */
+        } else {
+            input_history.add(line);
+            inputfield.val("");
+            Evennia.msg("text", [line], {});
+        }
     }
 }